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Sale by the Candle Law and Legal Definition

Sale by the candle is a mode of auction sale which consisted of offering the property for sale for such a length of time as would suffice for the burning of an inch of candle. [Anderson v. Wisconsin C. R. Co., 107 Minn. 296, 299 (Minn. 1909)]. It is also called "sale by inch of candle."